Indonesia, WHO to End Bird Flu Dispute

March 1st, 2007 By ZAKKI HAKIM, Associated Press Writer

(AP) -- Indonesia is expected to resume supplying samples of bird flu virus to the World Health Organization after receiving a guarantee they will not be used to develop a commercial vaccine that the country cannot afford, the health minister said Thursday.

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